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universe163 books1923

Fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Before the seas were bent and the mountains raised, there was Music — and from that Music came Arda, and in the west of Middle-earth the long defeat and stubborn hope of those who dwell there.”
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Start with The Fellowship of the Ring →

includes The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, The Fall of Gondolin, The History of Middle Earth, The History of the Lord of the Rings

The RiftwarUniverse

universe44 books1982

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“On the world of Midkemia a tear opens in the air itself, a rift hung between stars, and through it march the armies of an empire from another world entirely.”
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Start with Magician →

includes Riftwar Saga, Demonwar Saga, Darkwar Saga, Serpentwar Saga, Conclave of Shadows, Midkemian Trilogy [UK] / Chaoswar Saga [US], Legends of the Riftwar, Krondor's Sons

Halfblood ChroniclesSeries

series3 books1991

About elves.

“Elvenbred, the fourth book in the series, remained unfinished due to the death of Andre Norton.”
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Start with The Elvenbane →

Forgotten RealmsUniverse

universe526 books1987

Fantasy and epic fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Come in from the cold and mind the door — the wind off the Sword Coast has teeth.”
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Start with The Crystal Shard →

includes Forgotten Realms: The Legend of Drizzt, Sage of Shadowdale / Elminster, Forgotten Realms: Pools, Forgotten Realms: Moonshae, Forgotten Realms: The Year of Rogue Dragons, Forgotten Realms: The Cleric Quintet, Forgotten Realms: Shandril's Saga, Forgotten Realms: The Sellswords

World of Ice and FireUniverse

universe19 books1980

About political intrigue.

“Winter is coming, and the men who forget it die first.”
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Start with A Game of Thrones →

includes A Song of Ice and Fire, Targaryen History

ShannaraUniverse

universe50 books1977

Epic fantasy and fantasy, set in secondary world.

“Long after the world we know has burned itself to slag in the Great Wars, the Four Lands rise green over the bones of the old age.”
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Start with Imaginary Friends →

includes A Shannara Trilogy Prequel, Heritage of Shannara, High Druid of Shannara, Voyage of the Jerle Shannara, The Fall of Shannara, Legends of Shannara, The Dark Legacy of Shannara, Paladins of Shannara

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